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Venus Flytrap

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

On our walk around Luxembourg, we went  to the Natural History Museum, there we sat and relaxed for a little bit.  While there I noticed some Venus Flytraps and was looking at them when Marlies came over and explained how they work.  It is quite amazing!!  When an insect or spider crawls onto a leaf and touches one of the tiny hairs, the trap closes and they are then inside and the plant consumes them.  I found on Wikipedia; that only after a second hair is contacted within twenty seconds of the first hair being touched, is the trap triggered, this saves energy on objects that have no nutritional value.  Nature is wonderful!!

June 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Gardens

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Newbury, England

The gardens at Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle) are beautiful!  Because of the rain I wasn’t able to take as much time as I would have liked, but I enjoyed it!

2016

Taken with an iPhone 5s

Black Eagle

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Warwick, England

At Warwick Castle they had a very cool bird show! Amazingly some of the birds soared right above our heads!

May 2016

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Bald Eagle

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Warwick, England

At Warwick Castle they had a very cool bird show! Amazingly some of the birds soared right above our heads!

May 2016

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Red Roses

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Stratford Upon Avon, England

The cottage of Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife, is beautiful with flowers and plants all around. It has one of the loveliest gardens and is always worth a visit when passing by!

May 2016

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Home of William Shakespeare

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Stratford Upon Avon, England

The River Avon majestically flows through Stratford Upon Avon which is a beautiful, quaint village where William Shakespeare was born, raised and died (1564-1616). He is remembered throughout the city. He was buried in Holy Trinity Church, whose spire you can see in the distance of this photo.

May 2016

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Arched Beauty

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Our GPS did something interesting and something we really liked, it took us out into the country.  The streets were tiny, luckily there weren’t to many other cars on the roads.  There were high hedges, so we couldn’t see a lot, but once in a while things would open up and we’d see some beautiful vistas.  This is one of those, we had to stop so I could take this photo of this arch with two horses passing by.

May 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Wisteria

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Wales Countryside

Because it rains so much, the flowers throughout England and Wales are beautiful!  I really wanted a photo with wisteria growing over a house and I got this one as we drove thru one of the little villages.  I had seen a similar house with wisteria in a previous village, so I was ready as we drove by, one of my drive past shootings!

May 2016

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Swan with her Cygnets

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We took a cruise on the River Avon and the highlight was seeing this mother Swan cross the river with her five babies (cygnets). She was constantly watching for danger as was the male who was just a little behind them.

May 2016

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

Flowers from Di’s Garden

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David and Di, our dear friends, have a beautiful garden.  Here are some growing up the wall.

May 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Hampton Court Gardens

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East Molesey, England

The gardens at Hampton Court are beautiful!  There were so many flowers for me to take photos of, I could have spent all day!

2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Flowering Trees

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Chelsea and I had a lovely stroll along the River Thames.  We past some beautiful trees, but these ones topped them all off!  In full bloom they are gorgeous!

May 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Swan on the River Thames

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2016 – Canon 50D

I had lunch with a dear friend from Italy, Ilaria Silli! After lunch we walked along the River Thames, the swans were beautiful!

Nesting Swan

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While Chelsea McKenzie Pacini​ and I were having lunch with Ilaria Silli​, (a great friend from Italy) I noticed people walking across a bridge and then they would stop and look down. So, after lunch we walked over there to see what they were looking at and this is it, a Swan sitting on her nest! I am assuming this is a female because generally the female sits on her nest for up to 6 weeks, the male however, can if necessary. I love swans, they are beautiful and so graceful in the water. Also, they mate for life which I think is really cool! They are beautiful!  CONGRATULATIONS go to Donald Donald E. Russell​ & Raewyn Lyes Viljoen​ for guessing correctly, at least the Swan, the nest is an added bonus!  Donald & Raewyn, send me your mailing address in a private message (Facebook) and I will send you your gift for guessing correctly!!

May 2016

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

A Touch of Rain

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Esher, England
2016 – iPhone

It had been raining or drizzling for a while and as I walked by these flowers, their intensity & beauty struck me! Rain or water helps that. For years, I have carried in my camera bag a small spray bottle to liven up my flower photos. This day, I didn’t need to do that, nature did it for me! Thank you! ☺️

Swan on the River Thames

SwanRiverThamesKingston Upon Thames, England – 2016 – iPhone

After a delicious lunch along the River Thames, we went for a little walk and oh how I love swans, this one gracefully floated by!

Beautiful Forest

BeautifulForestErsigen, Switzerland – 2016 – iPhone

After breakfast Chelsea and I went for a little walk behind Andrea & Sandra’s home where there is a beautiful forest! I told them they have their own sacred grove in their back yard! It’s awesome!

Growing Up The House

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We drove over to the Cathedral of Notre-dame so I could take some photos of it before we left Reims. As I walked around the outside I saw these beautiful flowers, I think roses but, I can’t tell for sure, growing on this house, GORGEOUS!

Farmland

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While visiting our friends, Andrea & Sandra, I went for a walk in their area and enjoyed every moment of it, because it was so gorgeous!

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Beautiful Flowers

BeautifulFlowersGuidonia, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

I went for a walk and really enjoyed it! I love the wild flowers I saw along the way! Fortunately, I had an umbrella with me because it started to rain.